What is CVE-2017-17130?

CVE-2017-17130 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-17130?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libav

CVE-2017-17130

The ff_free_picture_tables function in libavcodec/mpegpicture.c in Libav 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, related to vc1_decode_i_blocks_adv.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (76.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libav — versions 12.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17130?: CVE-2017-17130 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-17130?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.